Peter Eastmond PhD

Dr Peter Eastmond is a Senior Research Scientist at Rothamsted Research. His main research interest is in plant lipid metabolism. Lipids are among the largest and most structurally diverse families of chemicals in nature and they have many biological functions. Some lipid form membranes; permeability barriers that define cells and compartmentalise all the biochemical processes within them. Other lipids, namely fats, act as nature’s most energy-dense carbon store, while others still function as signalling molecules (e.g. hormones) controlling growth, development and responses to the environment. I am interested in understanding how plant lipid metabolism is regulated, what its many functions are, and how this knowledge can be applied for our benefit.